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Prime Property of the Week: Baroque Star
Villa la Voglina, Italy
£3.6m (approx)
Is online estate agency the new sliced bread?
...or just another feeble attempt to use the internet for something it was not designed for? Trevor Abrahmsohn cuts to the chase...
Margin or Error? The £800k question in London’s no-man’s land
'Tis in vain to seek a profit that means not to be found. Doer Upper Alan Page in a tale of two neighbouring mansion flats, separated only by £800,000.
Required Reading: Stamp Duty Reform and the Prime London Market
The long-criticised slab rate system for Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) was abolished in the Autumn Statement in December 2014, seeking to bring fairness to property purchase costs and benefiting 98% of homebuyers.
Home Working: On designing office spaces for private residences
Leading hotels, large and boutique, have been quick to recognise and accommodate the morphing of business and leisure time in their designs, says Lawson Robb's Alix Lawson.
Property investors ‘are going to have to work harder’ for high returns this year
While "the macro-economic story for the UK will remain benign" for the next year or so, prime residential property markets are in for a fairly subdued - but still positive - year, says Savills.
Prime Property of the Week: High & Mighty
The High Command, Anchor Brewhouse, London
POA
Billed as "a penthouse to rival any other in the world", the views from the upper levels of this former Courage Brewery are indeed tough to top.
Deconstructed: Cool comfort in Fulham
Developer Vitruvius & Company went to town on a six-bed semi between Parsons Green and Bishops Park, creating one of Fulham's most highly-specced homes which launched to the market last month (January…
Whistle Stops: A buyer trend tour of the UK
Good schools, unsurprisingly, top the reasons to purchase property across the UK, according to Jackson-Stops & Staff, who've gone round all 44 of their offices in an attempt to compile the top five trends…
Store Credit: The rise of luxury shop-top living in London
Living above commercial units can command a price premium, claims Mayfair estate agent Wetherell, as long as the brand downstairs is right.
A Testing Year: Carrington on prime market threats, uncertainty and stability
One wonders if there is finally a global correcting cycle that is forcing investors and corporates to take a longer term view on their investments, ponders William Carrington in the Lonres Winter Residential…
Mere Portals: On the week when Goliath met David on the internet
Last week's successful launch of OnTheMarket.com demonstrates to the big media groups that agents can do the job just as well, if not better, says Trevor Abrahmsohn...